Eugene J. Stegmiller

1923 - 2014  (91 years)

• Name	Eugene J. Stegmiller
  Nickname	Gene
  Born	30 Oct 1923	Fallon, Morton County, North Dakota, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Dec 2014	Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota, USA
  Buried	29 Dec 2014	North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I36873	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	Joseph Stefen Stegmüller,   b. 8 Aug 1899, Speyer, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 23 Sep 1955, Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Edith Friesz,   b. 7 Dec 1901, North Dakota, USA ,   d. 0Sep 1978, Flasher, Morton County, North Dakota, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Married	1919	North Dakota, USA
  Family ID	F17717	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma I. Leingang,   b. 27 Oct 1923, Saint Anthony, Morton County, North Dakota, USA ,   d. 8 Jul 2010, Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Married	9 Jul 1946
  Children	1. Stegmiller   2. Stegmiller   3. Stegmiller   4. Stegmiller
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2019
  Family ID	F17733	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  CENSUS: 1930: Name: Eugene Stegmiller Age: 6 Estimated birth year: abt 1924 Relation to head-of-house: Son Father's Name: Joseph Stegmiller Mother's Name: Edith Stegmiller Home in 1930: Township 135, Morton, North Dakota BIOGRAPHY: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~vari/html/fam02812.htm

  
  

• Sources

  [S46] U.S. Public Records Index, (Ancestry.Com). Name: Eugene J Stegmiller Birth Date: 30 Oct 1923 Street Address: 802 Tower Pl City: Mandan County: Morton State: North Dakota Zip Code: 58554 Phone Number: 701-663-5840 [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Eugene J ?Gene? Stegmiller Birth: 30 Oct 1923 Fallon, Morton County, North Dakota, USA Death: 21 Dec 2014 (aged 91) Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota, USA Burial: North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA Memorial #: 140326056 Bio: Eugene Stegmiller, 91, Bismarck, formerly of Mandan, ND died December 21, 2014 at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center in Bismarck.Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, December 29, 2014 at 10:30 am at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Mandan, ND with Rev. Shane Campbell as celebrant. Burial will be held at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery with Military Honors provided by the Mandan VFW Post #707 and American Legion Post #40.Visitation will be held Sunday, December 28, 2014 from 3:00-7:00 pm at Weigel Funeral Home, with a Knights of Columbus Rosary at 5:00 pm followed by a Parish Vigil at 5:15 pm. Visitation will continue at the church one hour prior to the service on Monday. Gene was born in Fallon, ND on October 30, 1923 (just three days after his bride of 64 years, Emma) to Joe and Edith (Friesz) Stegmiller. He served in the Air Force/Signal Corp during WWII. After spending 30 days on a ship and experiencing a tsunami, he vowed never to get on a boat again. He loved to dance and that?s how he met Emma Leingang. They wrote letters while he was away at war and married six weeks after his discharge on July 9, 1946. They farmed near Flasher for 11 years before moving to Mandan where Gene initially did construction work. He also worked at Dakota Flooring for a number of years and in 1963 he was hired in the maintenance department for the ?new? Mandan Hospital. He continued there until his retirement. Gene loved accordion music. As a young man he and his brother traded with a neighbor?a calf for an accordion. He took a couple of lessons but mostly played by ear and later taught his youngest brother, Henry, how to play. His band Dakota Boys could be heard at weddings, anniversaries and polka fests. Gene had to stop playing in 1987 after he suffered a stroke; however he continued to enjoy listening to polka music both on television and Sunday afternoons. Gene also loved to play cards, especially pinochle. He and Emma often played cards several nights a week with their many friends. Gene and Emma were planning to move to an assisted living apartment when on July 8, 2010 a week before their move Emma passed away. Gene lived in Valley View Heights for three years prior to moving to Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center. In his last years, he enjoyed playing cards, reading, watching westerns and ?reminiscing.? He loved to laugh and joke with the staff, his visitors and family. Gene will be deeply missed by his son, Dave (Dorothy), Mandan; daughters, Sharon Wetzel, Bismarck, Deb (Allen) Bosch, Mandan and Karleen (Marty) Flakus, Winner, SD; grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Dean (Dana) Stegmiller and their children, Carter, Logan and Macy, Dawn Tipton and her children, Kaleb, Chloe and Kylee, Dewey (Crystal) Stegmiller and their children, Zach, Nathan and Lucas and Danelle (Matthew) Klaman and their children, Abigail, Emily and Olivia; brothers, Leo (Rufina) Stegmiller and Henry (Leona) Stegmiller; sisters-in-law, Frances Stegmiller, Marge Stegmiller, Elizabeth Leingang and Hildegard (Christ) Hatzenbuhler.Gene was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Emma; son-in-law, Al Wetzel; sisters, Pauline (George) Bohl and Frances (Jack) Hatzenbuhler; brothers, Manuel, Joe Jr. and Lib; sister-in-law, Katie (Sebastian) Hopfauf; brothers-in-law, Anton (Tillie) Leingang; Jack Leingang; Joe(Lorraine) Leingang, Jr. and Ralph Leingang.The family would like to extend their thanks to the staff of Valley View Assisted Living and Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center for the wonderful care they provided to Gene.Source: Weigel Funeral & Cremation Services Family Members Parents Joseph Stefen Stegmiller 1899-1975 Edith Friesz Stegmiller 1901-1978 Spouse Emma Leingang Stegmiller 1923-2010 Siblings Liberious Stegmiller 1919-1919 Frances Stegmiller Hatzenbuhler 1920-1966 Manuel Stegmiller 1922-2011 Leo J. Stegmiller 1927-2018 Joseph Stegmiller 1929-1999 Henry M. Stegmiller 1931-2016 Created by: Debbie 💜 (47879315) Added: 22 Dec 2014 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140326056/eugene-j-stegmiller Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 February 2019), memorial page for Eugene J ?Gene? Stegmiller (30 Oct 1923?21 Dec 2014), Find A Grave Memorial no. 140326056, citing North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA ; Maintained by Debbie 💜 (contributor 47879315) .